GB2390739B - A novel planar seal-less fuel cell stack - Google Patents

A novel planar seal-less fuel cell stack

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GB2390739B
GB2390739B GB0216063A GB0216063A GB2390739B GB 2390739 B GB2390739 B GB 2390739B GB 0216063 A GB0216063 A GB 0216063A GB 0216063 A GB0216063 A GB 0216063A GB 2390739 B GB2390739 B GB 2390739B
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fuel cell
cell stack
less fuel
planar seal
novel planar
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Thomas Gordon Lindsay
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Priority to PCT/GB2003/002908 priority patent/WO2004008556A2/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0206—Metals or alloys
    • H01M8/0208—Alloys
    • H01M8/021—Alloys based on iron
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0223—Composites
    • H01M8/0228—Composites in the form of layered or coated products
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/2425—High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/2432—Grouping of unit cells of planar configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2457—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
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GB0216063A 2002-07-10 2002-07-10 A novel planar seal-less fuel cell stack Expired - Fee Related GB2390739B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

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GB0216063A GB2390739B (en) 2002-07-10 2002-07-10 A novel planar seal-less fuel cell stack
AU2003244838A AU2003244838A1 (en) 2002-07-10 2003-07-07 Planar seal-less fuel cell stack
PCT/GB2003/002908 WO2004008556A2 (en) 2002-07-10 2003-07-07 Planar seal-less fuel cell stack

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GB0216063A GB2390739B (en) 2002-07-10 2002-07-10 A novel planar seal-less fuel cell stack

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GB0216063D0 GB0216063D0 (en) 2002-08-21
GB2390739A GB2390739A (en) 2004-01-14
GB2390739B true GB2390739B (en) 2005-07-20

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GB2148044A (en) * 1983-10-12 1985-05-22 Us Energy Solid state oxide fuel cell
GB2175736A (en) * 1985-05-20 1986-12-03 Us Energy Serially connected solid oxide fuel cells having a monolithic cores
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GB2148045A (en) * 1983-10-12 1985-05-22 Us Energy Solid oxide fuel cell
GB2148044A (en) * 1983-10-12 1985-05-22 Us Energy Solid state oxide fuel cell
GB2175736A (en) * 1985-05-20 1986-12-03 Us Energy Serially connected solid oxide fuel cells having a monolithic cores
GB2326759A (en) * 1996-03-18 1998-12-30 Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd An electrical interconnect for a planar fuel cell

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AU2003244838A8 (en) 2004-02-02
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WO2004008556A3 (en) 2005-03-24
AU2003244838A1 (en) 2004-02-02
GB0216063D0 (en) 2002-08-21

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